Above the Great Dao
Chapter 379 - 187 True God’s Gaze_2

Chapter 379: Chapter 187 True God’s Gaze_2

"Run!"

Granny Sha shouted aloud, "Once you’re out of the ten-mile radius, you’ll be safe!"

Chen Shi’s heart stirred, realizing that the ground beneath their feet was also a part of the Glazed Plain, covering an area with a radius of about ten miles!

Could it be that the sinking of Mazu Temple last time was also related to the attack by the Outer Heaven True God?

Just as he thought of this, an irresistible force struck, flipping him over!

The wooden cart and the Black Pot were also flipped by that terrible force, tumbling continuously in the air beside him.

Li Tianqing, who was inside the cart, was thrown out and tumbled through the air, unable to stabilize.

Yu Tiancheng, Granny Min, and the others were also hit by the terrible force and knocked off their feet, sent flying into the air.

Granny Sha tried to catch them with her bamboo basket, but suddenly lost her footing, and the little old lady was also sent soaring into the sky.

"Don’t summon your Primordial Spirit!"

She shouted loudly, "It will be damaged! My Lady, do not intervene!"

Mazu, hesitating to counteract with her powers, suddenly found the giant body of Tianqing blocking behind them, bracing against the impact.

With a sizzling noise, a surge of fire-wave struck, and in an instant, the green sheep was stripped of all its wool, and the air was filled with the scent of roast mutton.

From an angle, a Nine-tailed Fox charged forward, swishing its nine tails in an attempt to slice open space and banish the force to another dimension.

"Whoo—"

All of its nine tails caught fire, burning brightly.

This Nine-tailed Fox was none other than the bearded giant, Hu Xiaoliang. Seeing his tails ignite, he thought to activate his Primordial Spirit, but remembering Granny Sha’s instructions, he forcibly endured.

At last, the sky gradually lost its intense brightness, and the roaring fire-wave and force became weaker and weaker.

Sunlight spilled down once again, and everything seemed to return to normal.

Chen Shi and the others landed, looking back with uncertainty, only to see that the mountains along the coastal branch of Henggong Mountain were stripped of vegetation, the mountaintops turned crimson as if scorched, with lava uniformly spread over the mountain’s surface, making each peak smooth and rounded.

The ground had also turned to glaze, like a perfectly flat mirror!

Suddenly, a slight cracking sound could be heard, the noise of glass cooling down.

Similar sounds came from those Glazed Mountains, suggesting that in thousands of years the glass would weather away, turning to sand and stone. By then, trees and flowers should start to grow here anew.

Seeing this, Granny Sha breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My Lady, we should be safe for now, but we still need to be wary of the Heaven Listeners. Could you step aside to talk?"

Mazu nodded.

The two walked away to speak privately, occasionally glancing back at Chen Shi.

Chen Shi watched from afar, suspicious, "Granny seems to have come prepared, along with Uncle Tianqing and Uncle Hu, specifically to settle the Lady here. It seems they already knew that Mazu would be resurrected."

Suddenly, he remembered that after the Qianyang Mountain Lord had been resurrected, it was also the three of them who built the temple for him.

Could it be that Granny Sha and the others had joined some secret organization without telling him?

After a while, Mazu and Granny Sha came back. Granny Sha said cheerfully, "Everything has been arranged. Hall Master Yu is building a temple for My Lady in Gongzhou City, but we’ll not inscribe the temple name, continuing the worship of Red Mountain Lady as usual. My Lady will live her life in Gongzhou as before. As for the rest of you..."

Her gaze flickered towards Granny Min, Master Xue, and the others, smiling, "Your memories about Mazu will need to be dealt with. Hall Master Yu is quite adept at this; it’s better for him to handle it. My friends, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but the experts among the Heaven Listeners will definitely come looking. They have many ways to extract souls and memories, so there’s no guarantee your memories won’t be unearthed."

She apologetically added, "I’m old and softhearted now, I can’t bear to kill or silence anyone, so it’s best if you don’t resist."

Master Xue and the others had the thought to resist, but upon hearing her words, immediately abandoned the idea, allowing Yu Tiancheng to proceed, erasing this segment of their memories.

The green sheep was scorched, its wool completely gone, a charred mess, and Chen Shi sniffed, indeed detecting the scent of skewered mutton.

The Nine-tailed Fox transformed back into the bearded giant, his hair and beard scorched patchy, not quite as imposing as before.

Chen Shi asked Li Tianqing for some medicine for injuries, approached, and began applying it to the burns on Tianqing, saying, "Uncle Tianqing, you and Granny—did you join some dubious organization?"

Tianqing winced in pain, his skin quivering, glaring at him, and retorted, "What dubious organization? We are merely a hobby group under the Independents—a brainchild of your grandfather."

Chen Shi was momentarily startled, "What kind of hobby group?"

"Searching for and protecting some of the resurrected divine beings of China," Tianqing said.

"Does it have a name?"

"Of course, it does."

"What’s the name?"

"Heavenly Court."

Chen Shi blinked. An interest group below the gathering of Independents called the Heavenly Court?

Grandpa and Granny Sha were truly bold, not fearing execution.

"Right, after your grandfather leaves, you will be the leader of the Heavenly Court," Green Sheep added.

Chen Shi grunted. Was he going to be executed too?

"Fine, since I didn’t pass the exam, might as well just rebel!" thought Chen, the great rebel.

Everyone returned to Gongzhou City, split up, and Chen Shi followed Mazu and Tiancheng to Red Mountain Hall. Tiancheng immediately got busy with temple construction, and Chen Shi stayed behind to help him oversee Red Mountain Hall.

Since their arrival in the city, many Heaven Listeners had appeared, squatting on rooftops or hanging upside down in trees, listening intently to the sounds around them with their large ears.

"Accompany me shopping."

Mazu came to his side and said, "You still owe me three days."

Chen Shi was surprised but nodded and went out shopping with her.

He had indeed promised Red Mountain Lady to play with her for three days, but he wasn’t sure about the relationship between Red Mountain Lady and Mazu.

Mazu roamed all over Gongzhou City, buying lots of food and toys, and even collected the "new clothes" she had custom made at the cloth shop. She was indistinguishable from Red Mountain Lady, only slightly more solemn.

After observing for a while, Chen Shi mustered his courage and asked, "Your Excellency, what is your relationship with Red Mountain Lady?"

"That’s me."

Mazu replied, "When I was little, I was just like this, wanting to eat everything delicious, wanting to play with every fun thing, and I liked new clothes, new jewelry... I want this!"

Chen Shi immediately went to buy it and said, "But, Red Mountain Lady’s physical body is clearly Blood Ganoderma..."

"I was severely injured back then, and my residual spirit hid within the Lingzhi, sealing the mountain."

Mazu looked around for the next item she desired and said, "Later, when I awoke, all previous memories gone, I didn’t know who I was, so if others called me Red Mountain Lady, then I was Red Mountain Lady... and this too!"

Chen Shi paid and bought her the phoenix hairpin she fancied.

"However, now I’m responsible for sea transportation and can’t be as naughty and mischievous as before."

She looked like a child but acted maturely like an adult, her face exuding a measure of solemnity and sanctity.

Chen Shi thought, perhaps within Mazu, there was still a playful Red Mountain Lady hidden inside. The common people, asking for so much, had elevated her to the status of Sea Goddess. She fulfilled the wishes of the common people and kept that childlike innocence at the bottom of her heart.

Only as Red Mountain Lady, did that childlike innocence reveal itself.

The three days passed quickly, and Tiancheng finished building the new temple, creating a new idol for Mazu, casting a golden statue, but without inscribing the name of the Lady on the temple.

Mazu didn’t say much and took residence in the new temple.

Tiancheng said, "Scholar, you come to offer the first incense."

Chen Shi did not decline, presented incense, bowed to the new golden statue, and placed the incense into the burner.

Incense smoke twisted gently, drifting toward Mazu’s golden idol, receiving the offering.

Tiancheng led the Talisman Masters, instructors, and Incense Masters of Red Mountain Hall to come forward and pay their respects with incense.

Granny Sha, Green Sheep, and the bearded strong man also came, each offered incense. Granny Sha laughed and said, "May the Lady await good news."

Chen Shi had originally planned to return to Xinxiang with them, but in the blink of an eye, the three of them had vanished without a trace. He had no choice but to bid farewell to Li Tianqing and others with Tiancheng.

Tiancheng consoled the two men, "Both of you were simply unlucky this time, not having passed the exam. Next time, you will surely succeed! Your talents will certainly not be buried!"

After expressing their gratitude,

Chen Shi encouraged, "Master Yu, you have followed me in studying the ’Analects,’ and your knowledge has greatly increased. Do not miss the next opportunity to attempt the Scholar exam. Though you are in your forties, do not let embarrassment prevent you from trying. You are a steed waiting to gallop and will surely shine!"

Tiancheng laughed heartily, "By then, the three of us will make the list together!"

Chen Shi bade farewell, looked back at the temple, and saw a little girl in red clothes sitting on the shrine, swinging her feet and waving goodbye to him. freёNovelFire.com

Chen Shi waved back, turned, and left.

"Tianqing, let’s go. Back to Xinxiang."

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